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Modern architectural design demands flexibility and innovation, themes that define today’s decorative glass market. What was once a small niche in the industry has exploded to include dozens of glass manufacturers and distributors and a multitude of new products.

Glasses are amorphous materials with disordered atomic or molecular structures, which result when any material—ceramic, metallic, or polymeric—is cooled from its molten state at a rate higher than what the material would require to transform into a more thermodynamically stable crystalline structure. The word “glass” is commonly associated with the glass derived from silica, limestone, and sodium...

Residents of Hamburg, Germany, ride in style when they visit one of their local administrative buildings. The building’s elevator was enclosed in printed glass as part of a recent renovation. The end result was a joint effort of the creative vision of Bernd Hoffmann, principal designer, Hoffmann Glas-Technik-Design, Hildesheim, Germany, the glass production expertise of Interpane-Sicherheitsglas...

The Eiserfeld Municipal Bank in Germany has a glass façade imprinted with a satellite image of the town and its surroundings. GlassJet digital printer from Dip Tech of Israel imprinted the image on the glass. GlassJet is marketed as the first industrial direct-on-glass digital printer that uses a computer inkjet printing method with solvent-based ceramic inks.

“People are most intrigued by the form of the building and the use of a curtain wall rather than a punch opening, which is more typical of a hotel building. The form and shape of the building allows visual penetration, particularly when inside looking out. Full height windows in all the rooms give stunning, spectacular views.” —Dana Merker, principal in charge, Patri Merker...

“We were able to print a multicolored image without needing any rasterization [conversion of graphics objects composed of vectors or line segments into dots for transmission to dot matrix and laser printers].” —Bernd Hoffmann, principal designer, Hoffmann Glas-Technik-Design, Hildesheim, Germany The basics: Residents of Hamburg, Germany, ride in style when they visit...

“With total visibility from floor to ceiling, the views of downtown are emphasized; at the same time, passersby are aware of the activity within the building.” —Laurence O'Connor, Partner, Woollen, Molzan and Partners Inc. The basics: The Indianapolis-Marion County Library’s atrium features two trapezoid-shaped cable net walls about 43 feet wide and 64 feet high, with a...

“According to Think Glass President Bertrand Charest, Tribe’s bars are the most beautiful the company has built so far … because of their distinctive texture and also because the glass elements used for the Tribe’s bars are thicker than those used in previous projects.” —Julie Payette, associate, Volume2, Montreal The basics: For a striking, high-end look,...

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Great Glazing: Custom interior officeThis commercial office space in Tulsa, Okla., features a 42-foot-long, custom, continuous art mural that spans 14 glass panels suspended from the ceiling. Created by Tulsa artist May Yang, the mural is based on local Oklahoma themes, transitioning from rural landscape to the Tulsa skyline. Great Glazing: Joliet Junior College Campus...

A look at the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products, broken down by sales volume, number of locations and product offering.

Building on the success of the Top Glass Fabricators rankings introduced last year, Glass Magazine is expanding its coverage to include the Top Metal Companies, featuring the leading manufacturers and fabricators of metal products in the United States and Canada. The Top Metal Companies include those that manufacture, fabricate and sell curtain wall, storefront and entrance, commercial interior...

In an effort to spotlight the people who make the Glass Magazine Award-winning products and projects possible, this year’s program included people-centric categories, for which the industry submitted their picks for best installer, production supervisor, project manager and sales rep.After narrowing down the nominations to three finalists in each category, the Glass Magazine editors asked the...